Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Voting in supermarkets, bank cards as ID and £500,000 fines for breaking the rules – how British elections could be about to change

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par Toby James, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia

Elections need periodic reform to ensure that they have integrity and fulfil their role in line with the times, and the British government has unveiled its proposals for doing just that.

Britain was widely regarded as one of the pioneers of such democratic electoral reforms. In the late 19th and early 20th century, reform acts extended the franchise to enable more people to vote. Anti-corruption and bribery rules prevented election candidates offering food and liquor for votes.

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